In this post, you can find an overview of three great and simple textured knitting patterns for coasters and place mats. These are a checkerboard pattern, a zigzag pattern and a mock cable pattern. You can find the knitting instructions for the place mats after the coasters on this article.
Materials: Any double knit yarn, a pair of size 6 (4 mm) knitting needles.
Abbreviations:
- K – knit the stitch
- P – purl the stitch
- () – repeat the instructions in brackets as many times as written
You can use this pattern to experiment with different textures made with just knits and purls. The basic pattern is 24 stitches wide with a border of 4 rows garter stitch top and bottom and 2 stitches of garter stitch at both ends of every row. The center 20 stitches are for the textured design.
Coaster Knitting Patterns
Simple Checkerboard Coaster Knitting Pattern
- Cast on 24 stitches
- Knit 4 rows
- Row5: k2, (k4, p4) twice, k6
- Row6: k2, (p4, k4) twice, p4, k2
- Row7: as row5
- Row8: as row6
- Row9: as row6
- Row10: as row5
- Row11: as row6
- Row12: as row5
- Repeat row5 to row12 twice more
- Repeat row5 to row8 (32 rows in total)
- Knit 4 rows
- Bind (cast) off
Zigzag Pattern Coaster
- Cast on 24 stitches
- Knit 4 rows
- Row5: k2 , p5,k5, p5, k7
- Row6: k3, p5, k5, p5, k6
- Row7: k2, p3, k5, p5, k5, p2, k2
- Row8: (k5, p5) twice, k4
- Row9: k2, p1, k5, p5, k5, p4, k2
- Row10: k7, p5, k5, p5, k2
- Row11: as row9
- Row12: as row8
- Row13: as row7
- Row14: as row6
- Repeat row5 to row14 once more
- Repeat row5 to row12 (32 rows in total)
- Knit 4 rows
- Bind (cast) off
Mock Cable Coaster
- Cast on 24 stitches
- Knit 4 rows
- Row5: k2, (p4, k1, p1, k4) twice, k2
- Row6: k2, (p3, k2, p2, k3) twice, k2
- Row7: k2, (p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2) twice, k2
- Row8: k2, (p1, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1) twice, k2
- Row9: k2, (k2, p3, k3, p2) twice, k2
- Row10: k2, (k1, p4, k4, p1) twice, k2
- Repeat row5 to row10 three times
- Repeat row5 to row8 (32 rows in total)
- Knit 4 rows
- Bind (cast) off
Place Mats
The look and the design of these place mats match the designs shown in the pictures of the coasters above.
Simple Checkerboard Place Mat
- Cast on 68 stitches
- Knit 6 rows
- Row5: k8, (p4, k4) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row6: (k4, p4) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row7: as row5
- Row8: as row6
- Row9: as row6
- Row10: as row5
- Row11: as row6
- Row12: as row5
- Repeat row5 to row12 six times more (total 62 rows)
- Repeat row5 to row8 (66 rows)
- Knit 6 rows
- Bind (cast) off
Zigzag Place Mat
- Cast on 68 stitches
- Knit 6 rows
- Row5: k4, (p5, k5) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row6: k5, (p5, k5) to last 3 stitches, k3
- Row7: k4, p3, (k5,p5) to last 11 stitches, k5, p2, k4
- Row8: k7, (p5, k5) to last stitch, k1
- Row9: k4, p1 (k5, p5) to last 13 stitches, k5, p4, k4
- Row10: k9, (p5, k5) to last 9 stitches, p5, k4
- Row11: as row9
- Row12: as row8
- Row13: as row7
- Row14: as row6
- Repeat row5 to row14 5 times more (total 66 rows)
- Knit 6 rows
- Bind (cast) off
Mock Cable Place Mat
- Cast on 68 stitches
- Knit 6 rows
- Row5: k4, (p4, k1, p1, k4) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row6: k4, (p3, k2, p2, k3) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row7: k4, (p2, k2, p1, k1, p2, k2) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row8: k4, (p1, k2, p2, k2, p2, k1) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row9: k4, (k2, p3, k3, p2) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Row10: k4, (k1, p4, k4, p1) to last 4 stitches, k4
- Repeat row5 to row10 nine times more (total 66 rows)
- Knit 6 rows
- Bind (cast) off
If you know any other great table coaster or place mat knitting patterns you think should be added to this page, let us know in the comment section. If you have any questions, you can of course also get in touch.
